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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
8
Comanche sees a steady flow of visitors and moves this week. Many residents travel to nearby towns for business or family reasons, while several families plan relocation to Clifton Brownwood Waco or Arizona. Overseas movements include John Anthony Jr. arriving safely abroad.
H Burks F E Adams and J H McMillan visited Dallas Tuesday to urge passage of road bonds by the Capital Issues Committee. Geo Huff of Ft Des Moines Sr visited his parents over the weekend. George is a sergeant in the Medical Corps at the Ft Des Moines base hospital. Lieuts Roberson and Marshall arrived from Camp Pike Ark after officers commissions. J M Riordan left for Lehigh Va to work in ship yards and visit Kentucky with his parents and ill brother Eddie.
Miss Florence Collins, student of Hemphill Studio Fort Worth under Mr. Andrew Hemphill, private voice lessons available in Comanche this winter. For information call 46.
Miss Kate Turner opens her exclusive millinery store on the deck of the Cash Store for the fall season. She is assisted again by Miss Mattie Redden of De Leon. We wish Miss Kate success this season.
Miss Floy Cunningham certified teacher of the Dunning System will begin classes on September 1. For details contact Phone 333 (1-2p).
Jim T. Jones reports Alvin Houston Creamery Co plans to merge Weatherford operations with the Comanche plant. The Weatherford plant would close there and shipments would come to Comanche, increasing business and keeping the Comanche plant operational.
Professor Elmer B. Morris of Southside Tennessee reports gaining 24 pounds after three Tanlac bottles and claims stomach troubles vanished. The testimonial, sent from Mumpus Mills, endorses Tanlac as the best medicine he has tried, with sale noted at The Hamilton Drug Company in Comanche.
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a cure for malaria germs transmitted by mosquitoes. It claims it destroys malarial germs in the blood and lists a price of 6 percent.
If you want shoe repairing harness repair or rubber heels on shoes see W. W. Kilpatrick on the south side of the square.
A letter from B C Nabers to his sister Mrs Mamie Franklin says he has enlisted in Y M C A work and must report for overseas duty in New York on August 27. Pat Nabers is the son of Mr and Mrs Joel Nabers of Comanche, the family’s third son in the service, with Virgil Nabers and others also serving. The Nabers family record is noted as impressive with multiple relatives in the armed forces and an officer training camp at Camp Pike Arkansas.
Card expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during illness and death of wife and mother. D. P. Lester and children pray that God rewards kindness and words shown.
Misses Marion and Laura Lu Waring hosted an afternoon shower for the week’s bride Mrs Gayle Atwood. The Waring lawn displayed national colors with games, a sailor outfit delivery of gifts aboard the USS Terry, and speeches before grape juice and cake.
Miss Minnie Slack youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Slack longtime Comanche residents, married E V Harrington an insurance man from Dallas last Saturday afternoon at 6 15. Comanche friends extend congratulations and best wishes for the couple.
J Wes Boynton died at his Anson home Wednesday night. A former Comanche lawyer who practiced in Beaumont and later returned to Texas, he had been a law partner of Goodson. He was married to Clara Morrow who died eight years ago and is survived by a San Angelo brother and his children. Burial was in Anson Friday.
Acknowledges appreciation for friends who supported in the primary election. Pledges to serve willingly in any capacity and extends sincere thanks to all supporters.
A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's oiniment bound on the seat of pain often proves more effective than a plaster and costs much less.
Elvin Lowe will take charge of the Blooming Grove Rustler in Blooming Grove Texas on September 1. Lowe has worked for The Chief Exponent and previously led papers such as the German Progress and Blanket Signal.
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